Fastener tape



June 5, 1928.

G. R. UPHAM FASTENER TAPE Filed Dec. 17, 1924 I N VEN TOR.

A TTORNEY.

Patented June 5, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GILBERT R. UPHAM, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TOv THE DELONG HOOK AND EYE COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATIONOF PENNSYLVANIA.

FASTENER TAPE.

Application filed December 17, 1924. Serial No. 756,422.

My invention relates to fastener tapes, particularly the hoop tape of ahook and eye tape structure. Inthese structures the respective tapes towhich the hooks and eyes are secured at intervals constitute convenientmeans for attaching the said hooks and eyes to garments of'wearingapparel.

One object of the invention is to provide a hook tape of a hook and eyetape structure in which the hooks are mounted at intervals upon a tapenearer to one edge than to the other, and in which the latter edge isfolded over to cover the fastener eyes and the shank portions of thehooks, the edge of the folded over portion being fastened by stitches towhat may be termed the base portion of the tape or strip to which thehooks are secured, the said base portion being of heavier weave than thefolded over edge portion.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hook tape of thecharacter indicated in which the edge of the folded over portion isattached by stitches to the base portion and in which one or more loopsof one of the threads employed in securing the edge of the said foldedover portion to the base portion of the tape is or are looped around andin engagement with the portions of the respective hooks intermediate thebill andshank portions thereof.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be pointed out in thedetailed description thereof which follows or will be apparent from suchdescription.

In order that the invention may be readily understood and its practicaladvantages appreciated reference may be had to the accompanying drawingin which I have illustrated one form of a convenient ei'nbodin'lentthereof. However, it will be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction may be made within the scope of the claims withoutdeparting from the principle of the invention.

In the drawing: Fig. 1 is a plan or face view of a section of tapeshowing a hook secured to the base portion thereof and also showing thepart which is to be folded over to conceal portions of the hook inextended or unfolded position;

Fig.2 isa similar view in which a portion of the tape or strip has beenfolded over upon the other portion in position to conceal the fasteningmeans and the shank of the hook; V

Fig. 3 is a View similar to that shown in Fig. 2 but also showing thestitches employed for fastening the edge of the folded over portion ofthe tape or strip to the base'portion thereof, and also showing aportion of the bill of the hook broken away in order to illustrate moreclearly the manner in which certain. loops of the thread stitches engagethe bill end of the hook to hold it in rela tively fixed position;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 44; of Fig. 3;and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the stitch formation by means ofwhich the edge of the folded portion is secured to the base portion ofthe tape or strip, and also showing the manner in which certain of thestitches are'carried around and interlocked with the'portions of thehooks at the bend thereof intermediate the shank and the bill portionsthereof.

Referring to the drawing: 1 designates a tape or strip comprising a baseportion a and l a portion 1) which is thin and light as compared withthe portion at. These portions are integral, as shown in Fig. 1. Tofacilitate the folding of the portion I) over upon the portion'w along aline extending lengthwise of the'tape or stri 3 one or more warp threadsis or are'omitted or dropped out, as indicated at 2. The omission ofsuch thread or threads facilitates the bending and creasing of the tapealong a line parallel with the line of hooks 3, only one of which isshown upon each section of fabric illustrated in the drawing. Thesehooks are located at intervals at such distances from each other asmaybe desired. The hooks as shown are provided with fastening eyes 4. Inthe particular construction as illustrated a narrow plate or strip 5 islocated upon .the opposite side of the portion a of the tape or stripfrom the fastening eyes and is provided with tubular projections 6 whichextend through the fabric and through the fastening eyes of the hook andare upset to thereby securely attach or fasten the hooks to the baseportion a of the tape or strip. It will be understood that a narrowstrip 5 with tubular projections 6 will be associated with each of thehooks which are fastened at intervals to the tape.

are located at intervals upon the tape.

The hooks having been fastened in position by the fastening devices eachcomprising the parts 5 and 6, the relatively thin narrow portion (5 ofthe tape is then folded over along th'e line 2, as indicated in thedrawing, and the edge thereof extended or rated at. 10.

e In order that the bill end portions of the hooks may be heldrelatively stationary with respect to the tape one or more loops of theneedle thread which constitutes one of the threads employed in thestitching operation is or are loop-ed around the portions of the hook atthe outer end of the shank portion thereof. In other words, the loopsextend around the portions of the hooks at the bends between the billand the shank portions thereof.

It will be observed upon reference to the drawing that three threadloops, as indicated at 11 in Figs. 4 and 5, are interlocked with thehooks. Although only one hook upon the tape is illustrated it will beunderstood, as already indicated, that the hooirs n case a sewingmachine is employed for stitching the edge of the folded over portion 6to the base portion a any suitable means may be employed for jogging thesewing mechanism when it reaches the hooks lo cated at intervals uponthe tape so as to cause the reciprocating needle of the sewing mechanismto penetrate the base portion of the fabric at points outside of orbeyond the bill end portions of the hooks. Likewise, suitable mechanismmay be employed for catching the needle thread and pulling the samearound so as to cause it to pass underneath the bills of the hooks toengage theportions of thehooks between the bill and the shank portionsthereof.

it will be seen that by my invention I have provided a hook tape orstrip in which the base to which the hooks are secured and the foldedover portion are integral and in which the latter is of relatively thinconstru'ction as compared with the former, al though the two portionsare iiitegral. It will. also be seen that I have provided a tape withmeans whereby the folding ofthe same along a line extendinglongitudinally thereof and in parallel relation to the edges thereof isfacilitated. By providing a tape having'relatively thick and thinportions I am enabled to produce a hook tape of relatively light Weightand thereby easily handled without in the slightest impairing thestrength and wearing and holding qualities of the structure.

It will be apparent that the principle of my invention may be employedin the manufacture of the tape bearing the eyes of a hook and eye tapestructure.

, Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire -to secureby Letters Patent is: v V

1. A hook tape, 'con'iprising'a strip of fabric having twolongitudinally extending portionsone of which is relatively thick as compared with the other and the latter being adapted to be folded over uponthe former, garment hooks secured to the relatively thick portion, theshanks of whichare adapted to be concealed by the said folded overportion, and fastening means for securing the edge of the folded overportionto the relatively thick portion of the said tape.

2. A hook tape consisting of a fabric comprising two integral portionsextending longitudinally of the fabric one of which is relatively thickas compared with llhfi Oillll, the said two portions being connectedWit-h each other by a narrow portion relatively thin as compared withthe other two portions, garment hooks secured atinterval's' to therelatively thick portion of the strip, the bases of the shank portionsof the hooks being located nearer to the inner edge of the relativelythin portion of the strip than the remaining portions of said hooks, andthe said relatively thin portion being adapted to befolded over upon therelatively thick portion and to extend over the shank portions of thesaid hooks to conceal the same, and thread stitches for securing theedge ofsai-d folded over portion to the said relatively thick portion,

3. A hook tape'comprising a tape or strip one portion of whichconstituting th'e'ba'se is relatively thick and stiff as compared withthe remaining integral portion thereof, the two portions being separatedby a still thin- .ner portion produced by omitting one or more warpthreads, garment hooks secured to the said base portion, and therelatively thin portion of the said tape or strip'being folded over uponthe base portion and upon the shank port-ions of the said hooks toconceal the latter, and thread stitches for fastening the edge of saidfolded over portion to the said base portion, the said stitches engagingat intervals the adj ac'ent'bill end portions of the said hooks.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have hereuntosigned my name this 15th day of December, 1924.

GILBERT a. Uri-1AM.

